Bashir defies arrest warrant with four-day visit to China

Friday 28/08/2015

Last visit to China was in 2011

KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is to make a rare long-distance visit to China, the foreign ministry said Sunday, despite an International Criminal Court indictment for alleged war crimes in Darfur.

Bashir is to attend September 3 celebrations marking Japan\'s defeat in World War II and meet his Chinese counterpart, a foreign ministry spokesman said.